Shloka 48

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

प्रायस्तु यत्तद्द्वन्द्वोत्था गुल्माः संसृष्टमैथुनाः / सर्वजस्तीव्ररुग्दाहः शीघ्रपाकी घनोन्नतः

Transliteration

prāyastu yattaddvandvotthā gulmāḥ saṃsṛṣṭamaithunāḥ / sarvajastīvrarugdāhaḥ śīghrapākī ghanonnataḥ

Translation

အများအားဖြင့် ဂုလ္မများသည် ဒေါသနှစ်မျိုး ပေါင်းစည်းခြင်းနှင့် အကြောင်းရင်းများ ရောနှောခြင်းမှ ဖြစ်ပေါ်သည်။ ဒေါသသုံးမျိုးလုံး ပါဝင်သော အမျိုးအစားတွင် နာကျင်မှုနှင့် ပူလောင်မှု ပြင်းထန်ကာ အမြန်ရင့် (အမြန်ပုပ်ရည်တည်) လာပြီး ထူထဲမြင့်တက်လာသည်။

Word by Word

• प्रायः: generally, mostly
• प्रायः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रायः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रायशः-अर्थे (frequency adverb)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (particle)

• यत्: which/that which
• यत्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सूचक (relative pronoun)

• तत्: that
• तत्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्-निर्देश (correlative)

• द्वन्द्वोत्थाः: arising from dual-doṣa combination
• द्वन्द्वोत्थाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (द्वन्द्वात् उत्थाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (गुल्माः)

• गुल्माः: gulmas (masses)
• गुल्माः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संसृष्ट: mixed/associated
• संसृष्ट: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘संसृष्ट’ = मिश्रित; प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• मैथुनाः: connected with intercourse
• मैथुनाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मैथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (गुल्माः)

• सर्वजः: arising from all (doṣas)
• सर्वजः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वेभ्यः जातः/सर्वदोषजः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गुल्मः)

• तीव्र: severe
• तीव्र: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• रुक्: pain
• रुक्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुज्/रुक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• दाहः: burning sensation
• दाहः: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समासे) ‘तीव्र-रुग्-दाहः’ इति लक्षण-समाहारः

• शीघ्रपाकी: quickly suppurating/maturing
• शीघ्रपाकी: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्र (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + पाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (शीघ्रः पाकः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• घन: dense, thick
• घन: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• उन्नतः: raised, elevated
• उन्नतः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Etiology is often dual-doṣa and mixed nidāna; tri-doṣa gulma is severe with rapid progression.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discernment) through classification reduces confusion and guides right action (pravṛtti) in embodied life.

Application: Identify causative mixtures and doṣa involvement; tri-doṣa signs (tīvra-ruj, dāha, quick pāka, raised dense mass) warrant urgent care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160 (doṣa-bheda and nidāna of gulma)

Characters & Entities

• Gulma
• Tridosha

FAQs

What is the importance of dual-doṣa and tridoṣa gulma in the Garuda Purana?

The verse classifies gulma by causation—two-doṣa (dvandvottha) and all-doṣa (sarvaja/tridoṣaja)—and flags the tridoṣa type as more acute with severe pain, burning, and rapid ‘ripening’.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not narrate Yama’s path here; it teaches careful observation of suffering and impermanence, reinforcing the Purana’s broader ethic of timely right action (dharma) while embodied.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Severe abdominal pain with burning and fast-worsening swelling is urgent; the verse’s ‘rapid ripening’ suggests quick progression—seek prompt clinical care rather than self-treatment.